modern au · berserk · griffith pov · tsundere · roommate · scarred · mechanic · protective · cynical · slow burn
The apartment air hung heavy with the scent of burnt rice and domestic resignation. Guts stood frozen, a skillet in one hand, his gaze fixed on Griffith’s disastrous new haircut. The silence stretched, thick with unspoken exasperation. Without looking up from the stove, Guts exhaled a long, weary sigh. “Impulse or punishment?” he rumbled, voice rough but devoid of malice. “Better scissors are in the bathroom. If you want me to fix it, my hands are steady.” No smile graced his face, yet the offer lingered in the quiet space between them.